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Subject: cfp: Special Issue of Interacting with Computers, Inclusive
Design in the Context of Social Media and Emerging Technologies

Call for papers for Special Issue of Interacting with Computers on 

Inclusive Design in the Context of Social Media and Emerging
Technologies



Recently we have witnessed the increased proliferation of new digital
technologies such as online social networking sites, micro-blogging and
virtual worlds which has changed the way we communicate and interact
with each other. Emerging studies are being conducted in order to
investigate these interesting socio-technological phenomena.

To date, little has been done with respect to inclusive design in the
context of social networking and emerging technologies. These
technologies have the potential to have a positive impact on the lives
of a wide range of people, for instance older people, disabled people,
and people from different social and cultural backgrounds. For example,
it has been reported that the fastest growing demographic of the social
networking sites is women over 55 years old (Facebook Global Monitor,
2009).

With this special issue, we aim to analyse existing and novel ways in
which social networks and emerging technologies are used by these user
groups. We ask questions such as: In what ways can these technologies be
designed to be more inclusive? What are people's motivations for
engaging with these new technologies? What is the effect on people's
behaviour, attitudes and social interactions? What methods can be used
to analyse these interactions?

This special issue of Interacting with Computers is inviting
contributions from both the academic community, industry and the design
practitioners.  We welcome research papers which trigger discussions
based on investigations, case studies and overviews in this area.

Possible topics may include (but are not limited to): 

	* Inclusive design issues related to social media and emerging
technologies
	* Concepts, methods and frameworks aimed at motivating people to
participate
	* Case studies in various social and cultural contexts
	* The impact of participation on the society and culture
	* Different user groups' engagement with social media
	* New technologies such as virtual worlds and
	* The application of these technologies in a variety of settings
(e.g. e-government, communities, sustainability and environment, etc.)

Submission details 

Please submit a 300-500 word abstract to Dr Jim Ang ([log in to unmask])
no later than 28th January 2011.   Please include full contact
information and a biographical note (up to 75 words) on each of the
authors. 

Important dates

28th January 2011:  Deadline for abstract submission

25th February 2011:  Announcement of results and full paper invitations

29th April 2011: Submission of full papers

24th June 2011: Response to authors

2nd September 2011: Final submission


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Jim Ang, Ania Bobrowicz ([log in to unmask]))
School of Engineering and Digital Arts, University of Kent, UK

Panayotis Zaphiris
Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts, Cyprus University of
Technology, Cyprus

Ben Shneiderman
Human Computer Interaction Laboratory, University of Maryland, USA

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